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Edward Jauch has announced his candidacy for Bureau County sheriff, citing 34 years’ law enforcement experience.

Princeton Logan Junior High School has qualified seven athletes for the IESA Class 3A State Track & Field finals in East Peoria. Seventh graders Kinleigh Dall (discus) and Lydia Kyle (high jump) both were crowned as sectional champions at Pontiac.

Mother Nature has thrown a curve ball on the Class 2A St. Bede softball regional semifinals. Today’s game has been postponed to Wednesday with Hall (6-22) facing IVC (17-13) at 5 p.m. followed by St. Bede (13-12) vs. El Paso-Gridley (4-19) at 7 p.m.

Here's an update of area softball regionals at Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede with Tuesday's games postponed for Wednesday.

Festival 56 in Princeton is seeking host families for performers for its upcoming summer season. This can be a rewarding experience, the theater said in a news release. Host families will have the opportunity to forge connections with performers from various backgrounds.

An update of area regional baseball tournaments at Bureau Valley, Stark County, Putnam County and Monmouth on May 20

The Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Princeton Mile race at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Apollo Theater, 455 S. Main St., Princeton. The Princeton Mile is being held the same day as the Princeton Rotary Club’s fourth annual Shrimpfest.

Princeton bowed out in the Class 2A regional with a 5-2 loss to Kewanee on Monday at Prather Field. The game also was the last game for Tiger coach Wick Warren, 76, who is retiring after 10 years at the Tigers helm.

Princeton had three individual conference champions, winning four events in Friday’s Three Rivers Conference boys track & field meet at Sherrard.

The Bureau County Retired Teachers Association President Bonnie Driver invites area retired educators to the next meeting at noon Wednesday, May 21

Baseball regionals start up Monday, May 19 at three area sights - Stark County in 1A and Bureau Valley and Monmouth-Roseville for 2A. Check here where your team is playing and when

Softball regionals start up Monday, May 19, including three in Class 2A at area sites - Bureau Valley, Princeton and St. Bede. The Storm and Bruins are defending champions

Princeton High School recognized six Spanish IV and four German IV students during awards night

Girls regional soccer starts up Friday at Mendota. In Game 1, Mendota (14-6-1) meets No. 8 DePue-Hall (0-11-1) at 4:30 p.m. followed by No. 4 Princeton (12-11) vs. No. 5 Oregon (12-6-1). Here's a regional preview.

Princeton’s Camryn Driscoll punched her ticket back to next week’s IHSA State Finals with a personal best time of 59.18 to capture the 400 meters at the Class 2A Rock Falls Sectional.

St. Bede (24-4) rapped out 15 hits, scoring in every inning en route to a 14-0 rout over former Three Rivers rival Bureau Valley (20-9) on the Academy diamond on Wednesday.

Authorities are searching for a missing police canine last seen near Ferris Lane at the Bureau/Putnam County border

The New Bedford Royal Neighbors camp number 1491 will host a Memorial Day Service at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1 at the Greenville Fairfield Union Cemetery. In case of rain, the event will be held at the New Bedford Christian Church Hall.

The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency has announced the completion of its solar project in Princeton

Hall High School recently held its 2025 Convocation and Awards Ceremony in the Robert D. Manahan Auditorium for the Performing Arts Tuesday, April 29. During the ceremony, students were recognized for their achievements and presented with scholarships and awards.

Jack Jablonski doubled in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Red Devils to a Three Rivers East win at Kewanee. Other Tuesday winners were St. Bede baseball and Princeton softball.

Jerry D. Spears, 82, of Buda, was identified by the Bureau County Coroner’s Office as the man who died Saturday following a crash west of Buda involving a vehicle and a farm implement

Today’s Play of the day for Wyaton Hills Ladies Day Golf for May 13 was Reverse Score. Dot Hammitt, Nita Wyatt and Linda Halberg tied for first place

Bureau County girls track and field teams will be running at the Rockridge Sectional in Class 1A and at Rock Falls in 2A. Here's a preview of Bureau County's top contenders, including St. Bede's Lily Bosnich and Princeton's Camryn Driscoll.

Seneca's Tessa Krull brought her “A” game to the circle Monday, pitching a one-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts to send the Irish to a 6-0 win over the St. Bede Bruins at the Academy. The win clinched the Tri-County Conference championship with the Irish improving to 28-0 overall.

An 82-year-old Buda man died Saturday after a crash involving a vehicle and a tractor towing farm a implement west of Buda

The following marriage licenses were recently recorded at the Bureau County Courthouse:

Former St. Bede teammates Bella Pinter, Ella Hermes teamed up to help Illinois Wesleyan win Saturday’s CCIW tourney. The Titans defeated Augustana 4-2 to capture the championship game and earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament.

Freedom House celebrated Founder’s Day on Friday, May 9, marking the life and enduring legacy of Nedda Simon, who died last year on the agency’s 42nd anniversary.

The Bureau Valley boys' first run through the Lincoln Trail Conference resulted in the conference crown. The Storm scored four first-place finishes on the way to claiming the LTC championship with 117 points on Friday at Wethersfield in their first season in the conference

The American Legion Auxiliary 125 will be meeting 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the Legion Post, 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton.

Princeton High School celebrated National Decision Day on May 1 as a way to highlight the post-secondary plans of the Class of 2025.

Jim Nugent has coached in many roles since arriving at Bureau Valley, including varsity girls basketball, sophomore boys basketball and junior high boys and girls basketball. He has picked up a new title as the women’s basketball coach at Sauk Valley Community College.

Luke Smith stepped up Thursday in Spring Valley when the Princeton Tigers needed him most. The senior right-hander scattered eight hits and a walk over six innings, striking out four, retiring the last man he faced as his pitch count expired.

Taylor Wetsel is where she wants to be. She is the newest Princeton police officer.

Bureau Valley High School will host a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Basketball Camp on July 7-9 from 9 a.m. to noon for boys and girls entering grades 3-8.

Bureau County Metro Center - With summer just around the corner, the Bureau County Metro Center is excited to announce the return of its Summer Day Camp, starting Thursday, May 29.

New Life Community Church at 1400 Old Indian Town Road in Henry will be having a tea party and a special rock painting activity at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 16.

Ladd welcomed Amore Pizzeria to town.

Izzaq Zrust stepped atop the mound at Kirby Park Thursday, paused and took it all on. It was going to be the Hall‘s senior last outing on his home field and he wanted to savor the moment. He made it a memorable one, pitching the Red Devils to a 4-1 win over rival Princeton

Piper Hansen took care of business in the circle and Avah Oertel, Kiyrra Morris and Ellie Harp handled things at the plate as Princeton completed the week’s sweep over rival Hall, defeating the Red Devils 12-2 in six innings Thursday at Hall High School.

Princeton residents have a challenge before them. Postal carriers will collect nonperishable food items Saturday, May 10, from residents’ porches or curbs for the Bureau County Food Pantry.

Open Prairie United Church of Christ in Princeton will host a free concert by folk artist Bobby Jo Valentine at 7 p.m. on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11.

On Saturday, May 10, volunteers will be headquartered at the Food Pantry, 500 N. Terry St., Spring Valley, as well as following carriers collecting donations.

Drew Carlson and Valeria Villagomez were named as 2024-25 Athletes of the Year at Putnam County High School’s awards ceremony.

A look at St. Bede school records which date back to 1970 in the pole vault. Emerald De La Torre, Bailey Engels, Kijah Lucas and Lily Bosnich are the newest record holders, running 4:23.04 in the 4x400 relay at the Tri-County Conference Meet

Ohio Grade School's Linda Downey has been a teacher for 28 years – 20 of them in a first grade classroom.

Steve Amy knew he wanted to be a coach one day, growing up in a house with a father who was a multi-sport coach and teacher. He just didn’t know he wanted to teach. He said once he started teaching at Princeton, "it was a lot of fun. We have great kids here. Makes it easy.”

Read our Thank You Teachers letters for Bureau County here

Margo Cartwright will retire from Jefferson Elementary School in Princeton at the end of the school year.